BMC asks hospitals to be ready for the third wave of Covid 19 as the city sees a rise in cases

As the city notices a decrease in the cases of Covid 19 in August, now as the festive season approach, the city notices a rise in the positivity rate. After which all the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) run jumbo Covid-19 facilities, peripheral and super speciality hospitals and private medical institutions have been directed to stay on an alert for the approaching third wave in the city of Mumbai. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official IS Chalal has asked all the facilities to take a good stock of oxygen, medicine, manpower and every other essential thing to be ready for the third wave in which hospitalisation may arise

 

A meeting was held by Chahal on August 30, where he asked all hospitals and jumbo facilities to conduct a thorough review of equipment, medicines and manpower in case of a rise in cases of the Covid 19 infection in near future. He further stated that all the hospitals which are equipped with oxygen facilities should make sure that the oxygen supply is connected to every bed that is designated as an oxygen bed.

 

In August, the city of Mumbai recorded a dip in the number of the Covid 19 cases. The city has been reporting less than 300 cases till August 29 when suddenly the number of cases jumped high at 391. On August 16 the total number of cases recorded was 195 and 196 on August 17. On Wednesday the cases rose to 415 and on Thursday it went up to 440, which has left the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials in a worried state of mind.